Shawnee Heights school board candidate Christina Flaming compared COVID-19 mask mandates to Nazi persecution of Jews, referred in a campaign fundraising appeal to “so-called vaccinations” for coronavirus and accused physicians and news media of being complicit in an effort to stoke public fear with bad science.
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday unanimously passed an extension of the current countywide mask mandate for children through the end of the school semester.
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The number of Kansas children who are getting sick — especially in districts where masks are not required — is forcing school officials to rethink their approach.
The Lawrence Times has added masks to our growing collection of merchandise. Proceeds we receive from masks sold through Sept. 15 will be distributed to one or more local grassroots organizations that help underserved and marginalized people.
The Legislature’s attempt to promote “legal anarchy” in response to COVID-19 precautions in public schools is unconstitutional, a Johnson County District Court judge ruled Thursday.
